Harbhajan to mentor Mumbai spinners at BCCI CoE spin camp
Mumbai's off-spinners Tanush Kotian and Himanshu Singh will train under Harbhajan Singh at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence. The four-day camp, from March 23-26, aims to refine their skills, with Kotian eager to learn the straighter one and doosra. Both players are not part of IPL 2026.
Mumbai's off-spin duo of Tanush Kotian and Himanshu Singh will train under former India off-spin great Harbhajan Singh at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru in a specialised four-day camp for spinners, later this month (March 23-26). Recently, former India left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan had undertaken a similar, specialised five-day camp with young pacers who could be knocking on the doors of Team India or have played a few games for them. Both Zaheer and Harbhajan were apparently approached to guide the bowlers at these camps by CoE's Head of Cricket and batting great VVS Laxman, who was also their India teammate.
In his India career, Harbhajan Singh took 417 wickets in 103 Tests at 32. 46. “I’ve always been a Harbhajan Singh fan.
I’ve followed his bowling for a long time. He took plenty of wickets against an all-time great Australian team. I still remember the way he dismissed Unmukt Chand in the 2013 IPL with a well-flighted delivery, with Ricky Ponting taking a stunning, diving catch at covers.
I’m looking at learning from him how to bowl the straighter one and the ‘doosra’, as he had mastered both the deliveries,” said Kotian. Both Kotian and Himanshu are not a part of any team in IPL 2026. A regular member of the India A side, Kotian received his maiden India call-up in Dec 2024 for the final two Tests during India’s tour of Australia after off-spin great Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement, but didn’t get to play a game.